Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Kameido, Tokyo
Kameido Tenjin is east Tokyo's great wisteria shrine, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of scholarship. Hiroshige printed its arched drum bridges and purple trellises in the 1850s, and the scene still looks remarkably like the woodblock.
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Insider tip
Stand on the red taiko-bashi bridge in wisteria season and the Skytree lines up right behind the trellises. That's the photo everyone leaves with.
What the guides say about Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Mid-April to May is the part of spring that's better than cherry blossom week, and fewer people realise it. The wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in east Tokyo hangs in purple curtains over the water, usually peaking in late April, and the crowds are a fraction of cherry blossom season. Nezu Shrine, next to Yanaka, fills its hillside with azaleas from mid-April, a tunnel of pink and red that beats fighting for a viewing angle in Kyoto. The peony garden in Ueno Park opens from mid-April, and it's a pretty corner that most park visitors walk straight past.
What's on at Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Upcoming events at Kameido Tenjin Shrine and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Kameido Tenjin Plum Festival
亀戸天神社 梅まつり
Station Kameido (JR Sobu Line) or Kinshicho (JR, Hanzomon Line), 15 min walk
More than 250 plum trees, red and white, flower in Kameido Tenjin's grounds from early February to early March. The shrine's god, Sugawara no Michizane, was famously fond of plum blossom.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Kameido Tenjin Fuji Matsuri (Wisteria Festival)
亀戸天神 藤まつり
Station Kameido (JR Sobu Line, Tobu Kameido Line), 15 min walk
Tokyo's best wisteria display, with over 100 plants on 15 trellises hanging over the shrine pond and its two arched red bridges, a scene Hiroshige printed in the 1850s. The blooms are lit up after dusk at peak, usually late April.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Elina Garanca Mezzo-soprano Recital 2026
エリーナ・ガランチャ メゾソプラノ リサイタル2026
Time 13:00 Station Kinshicho (JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line), 2 min walk
Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca performs with conductor Karel Mark Chichon and the New Japan Philharmonic, with arias from Tosca and Adriana Lecouvreur. Tickets through Tate Ticket Center and the hall.
Belgian National Orchestra with Mikko Franck and Seiya Kamei
ベルギー国立管弦楽団 ミッコ・フランク（指揮）・亀井聖矢（ピアノ）
Time 19:00 Station Kinshicho (JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line), 2 min walk
The Belgian National Orchestra under Mikko Franck plays Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Seiya Kamei, then Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5.
Masato Suzuki x New Japan Philharmonic: Play & Conduct, from organ to orchestra
鈴木優人×新日本フィル Play&Conduct オルガンからオーケストラへ
Time 15:00 Station Kinshicho (JR Chuo-Sobu Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line), 2 min walk
Masato Suzuki plays the hall pipe organ and conducts the New Japan Philharmonic. Tickets from the hall ticket center.
Smaller local events nearby
Shichi-go-san Celebration and Carp Release at Kameido Tenjin Festival
Sun 15 Nov · Kameido Tenjin Shrine
A Shichi-go-san celebration at Kameido Tenjin Shrine, with a release of koi carp.
09:00 · Map · Source: Kameido Tenjin Shrine · 七五三祝祭・出世鯉の放流 令和8年11月15日(日)9時から
Chrysanthemum Festival Concert at Kameido Tenjin Performance
Sat 21 Nov · Kameido Tenjin Shrine
A concert by members of the New Japan Philharmonic, held each year during the chrysanthemum festival at Kameido Tenjin Shrine.
14:00 · Map · Source: Kameido Tenjin Shrine · 菊まつりコンサート・令和8年11月21日(土)午後2時
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Good to know
- How do I get to Kameido Tenjin Shrine?
- The nearest station is Kameido (JR Sobu). Kameido Tenjin Shrine is in Kameido, Tokyo.
- How much does Kameido Tenjin Shrine cost?
- Nothing. Kameido Tenjin Shrine is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Kameido Tenjin Shrine?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Kameido Tenjin Shrine?
- Late April for wisteria.
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